‘Mariesii Variegated’ Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mariesii Variegata’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5b-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 4-5′
Width at Maturity: 4-5′
Suggested Spacing: 3 to 4 feet apart for solid hedges; 8 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Rounded, Irregular, Mounding
Flower Color: Gentian Blue centers surrounded by White petals (Pink centers in more alkaline soil)
Flower Size: 3-4 inches
Flowering Period: Summer
Flower Type: Lacecap
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Deep Green edged in White
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: NA
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Part Shade, afternoon shade or all day filtered sun
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Medium Moist
Soil pH: 6.0 – 8.0 (Moderately Acid to Moderately Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Very Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Description
‘Mariesii’ is a variegated Hydrangea that will truly stop you in your tracks because it has so much to look at! For starters, its boldly variegated leaves look as though someone used a paintbrush to paint a wide white border around the edges of its rich green leaves. Mariesii Variegated has a different style of bloom than the traditional mophead Hydrangea macrophylla. The 4″ wide lacecap flowers are comprised of bead-like florets at the center that do not open, but still show color. Surrounding the center is a outer layer of white or very faint-blue florets that are fertile and do in fact open. In acid soil the centers will be a deep gentian blue or pink in alkaline soil. The result is an absolutely beautiful plant with flowers that are great for fresh or dried floral arrangements.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing naturally 4 to 5 feet tall and wide in a rounded mound, the Mariesii Variegated Hydrangea is ideal for use as an accent or in groupings to provide texture and color in landscape borders and home foundation plantings. Stands out best against a dark background. A fine addition to Hydrangea gardens, white theme gardens, cut flower gardens, cottage gardens, and partially shaded woodland gardens and borders.
Suggested Spacing: 3 to 4 feet apart for solid hedges; 8 feet or more apart for space between plants
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Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 5a, where this Hydrangea variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know that it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and place back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.
Growing Preferences
Mariesii Variegated Hydrangea is easy to grow in a moist well-drained soil of average fertility. Soil pH will effect flower color. An acid soil will create blue blooms and an alkaline soil creates pink flowers. The plants appreciate some afternoon shade or filtered sun in warmer climates but will tolerate more sun in cooler climates. We recommend at least 4 hours of direct sunlight per day. This hydrangea does not require pruning however can be pruned.
Note: Mariesii Variegated is a Hydrangea macrophylla species that produces its flowers from buds that formed on “old wood” (during the previous year). This means that even though it is tempting to cut them back in the winter, when they are only bare sticks jutting out of the ground, don’t do it. The flower buds are already formed and hidden in those bare sticks, so don’t cut them off if you want flowers.
Get tips for proper pruning time and technique in our article titled How To Prune Various Types Of Hydrangea
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to get advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water Hydrangea shrubs.
How To Plant Hydrangeas In The Ground & Pots
How To Prune Various Types Of Hydrangea
How To Fertilize And Water Hydrangeas
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The hydrangea was carefully packaged and arrived in perfect condition. It’s been planted for several weeks and is thriving.——————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂
Plant is doing well. Shipping carton perfect.————————————We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Beth | WBG 🙂
I have placed two orders with Wilson Bros. for a magnolia and two hydrangeas. The packaging and the way the plants are shipped is the best I’ve ever seen. There was no damage at all to the plants, and they are healthy and thriving. I would definitely recommend this company to Southern gardeners.————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
I ordered a one gallon size. It arrived in exceptional condition. The packaging was so cleverly protecting the plant during shipping. This is the first lacecap hydrangea for me & I hope I can grow it into a mature plant that’s as beautiful as when it arrived. Gorgeous large variegated leaves, just like the plant was advertised.————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Order arrived in perfect condition -what a pleasant experience.
Thank you for your quality service.——————————-Thanks so much for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
Thank you for your quality service.——————————-Thanks so much for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
This is my fourth order from Wilson Brothers, and I could not be happier. Excellent plants which are always large, wonderfully packed, and very fairly priced. I also found a double file viburnun last year, and even though we are in a hot zone, it is performing wonderfully.
I have recommended Wilson Brothers to a few of my friends also.
You will be very pleased with any plants you order from them!
Jules———————————Hi Jules, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Mariesii Variegated Lacecap Hydrangea. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks so much for the kind words!! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens
I have recommended Wilson Brothers to a few of my friends also.
You will be very pleased with any plants you order from them!
Jules———————————Hi Jules, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Mariesii Variegated Lacecap Hydrangea. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks so much for the kind words!! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens



















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